One of the water saving basins. Without these basins to reuse the water in the locks, the water from Gatun Lake would slowly drain into Miraflores Lake.

Equipment and supplies littered the grounds at the north end of Pedro Miguel Locks.

Maintenance buidings of all shapes and sizes were laid out beside the Pedro Miguel Locks.

In the foreground were the gears and motor that opens and shuts the lock gate. In the background was a target used to train people to accurately toss weighted leads.

A man who worked with Pedro Miguel Locks was seen here walking on his way to his job.

A ladder inside the lock was set back into the concrete wall. One rung was bent as it it had at one time been struck by a ship.

The top pivot point, or hinge, of one of the gates that was part of Pedro Miguel Locks.

A ship heading north into the western lock of Pedro Miguel Locks.